Scolopax rosenbergii
Smallish, rather dark woodcock with long bill, breast and most of belly brownish-chin buff, pale area on upper belly separates from all congeners. Sax and seasonal differences and juvenile undescribed. Rosenbergi normally has more contrasted plumage, whiter chin and cheeks, usually white spots above lores, much more white on bellyand more conspicuous brown barring of underparts.
Not Threatened.
Smallish, rather dark woodcock with long bill, breast and most of belly brownish-chin buff, pale area on upper belly separates from all congeners. Sax and seasonal differences and juvenile undescribed. Rosenbergi normally has more contrasted plumage, whiter chin and cheeks, usually white spots above lores, much more white on bellyand more conspicuous brown barring of underparts.
29-31 cm. 220 g
Taxonomy:
- Scolopax saturata Horsfield, 1821, Mount Perahu, Java. Races sometimes treated as two separate species. Two subspecies recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * saturata Horsfield, 1821 - mountains of N & SC Sumatra and W Java. * rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 - mountains of New Guinea.
Remnants of montane primary rain forest with moderate or dense understorey. At 1500-3000 m. Not found in secondary forest.
Two stomach analysed yielded caterpillars and moth pupae. Feeds nocturnally. BREEDING: Breeds during wet season, Aug-Sept in NG. Performs roding display at dawn and dusk, particulyrly around clearings.
Breeds during wet season, Aug-Sept in NG. Performs roding display at dawn and dusk, particulyrly around clearings.